Author: Koem Prek

On the afternoon of March 27, 2026, the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) conducted a meeting with the Cambodian Higher Education Association (CHEA) to explore collaboration on the development and implementation of the Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) program within Cambodia’s higher education sector.

The meeting was led by Mrs. Savuth Daly, CEO of KICPAA, and Mr. Chea Thourn, Deputy CEO of KICPAA, together with KICPAA representatives, and was warmly received by CHEA management, including H.E. Dr. Te Laurent, Chairman of the Board of Western University and Vice President of the Board of CHEA, representing H.E. Dr. Heng Vanda, Chairman of the Board of​ Vanda University, and President of CHEA, and H.E. Dr. Ly Chheng, Director-General of BELTEI Group and President of the Executive Committee, along with members of the association.

During the meeting, Mrs. Savuth Daly presented the institute’s mission and highlighted the importance of the ATQ program as a national professional qualification designed to strengthen accounting technical competencies among students in higher education institutions. The program plays a vital role in aligning graduates’ skills with the practical demands of the labor market and the evolving trends in the accounting and auditing profession.

As a result, CHEA management expressed strong appreciation and full support for this initiative and recommended the formalization of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This MoU will serve as a solid foundation demonstrating the shared commitment of both institutions to advancing human resource development in the accounting profession in line with national and regional standards.

The meeting concluded successfully with fruitful outcomes, marking a positive step toward enhancing the quality of professional education, encouraging greater participation from universities, and strengthening collaboration between academic institutions and national professional bodies for the benefit of Cambodia’s economic and financial sectors.

The Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), with the support of ACLEDA University of Business, successfully hosted a webinar on “Corporate Governance” on Friday, 20 March 2026, from 9:00 AM to 11:47 AM.

The webinar was organized as part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program and was delivered by the distinguished speaker Dr. Phon Narin, President of ACLEDA University of Business.

The webinar was successfully conducted and attracted strong interest, with a total of​​ 461 participants.

នាព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១១ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០២៦ លោកស្រី សាវុធ ដាលី នាយិកាប្រតិបត្តិនៃវិទ្យស្ថានគណនេយ្យករជំនាញ និងសវនករកម្ពុជា (វ.គ.ស.ក.) បានអញ្ជើញចូលរួមក្នុងពិធីប្រគល់វិញ្ញាបនបត្រកម្មវិធីសិក្សាបច្ចេកទេសគណនេយ្យ (ATQ) និងកម្មវិធីចែករំលែកចំណេះដឹងជូនដល់និស្សិត នៅសាកលវិទ្យាល័យពាណិជ្ជសាស្ត្រ អេស៊ីលីដា (AUB) ដោយមានការអមដំណើរដោយសហការី។ កម្មវិធីនេះប្រារព្ធឡើងក្រោមអធិបតីភាព លោកបណ្ឌិត ផុន ណារិន សាកលវិទ្យាធិការនៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យពាណិជ្ជសាស្រ្ត អេស៊ីលីដា ដើម្បីពង្រឹងការយល់ដឹងអំពីកម្មវិធីសិក្សាបច្ចេកទេសគណនេយ្យ ជំរុញទឹកចិត្តនិស្សិតគណនេយ្យ លើកកម្ពស់តម្លៃនៃការប្រឡងវិជ្ជាជីវៈ និងបង្ហាញពីអត្ថប្រយោជន៍នៃការរៀនសូត្រពីអ្នកជំនាញដែលមានបទពិសោធជាក់ស្តែង នៅសាលប្រជុំប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត នៃ AUB។

ក្នុងឱកាសនោះ លោកស្រីនាយិកាប្រតិបត្តិ បានផ្តល់កិត្តិយសក្នុងការប្រគល់វិញ្ញាបនបត្រ និងសម្តែងការអបអរសាទរយ៉ាងកក់ក្តៅជូនដល់និស្សិតដែលបានប្រឡងជាប់ក្នុងកម្មវិធីសិក្សាបច្ចេកទេសគណនេយ្យ (ATQ)។ ព្រមជាមួយគ្នានេះ លោកស្រីបានលើកទឹកចិត្តឱ្យនិស្សិតទាំងអស់ បន្តការខិតខំអភិវឌ្ឍសមត្ថភាពវិជ្ជាជីវៈរបស់ខ្លួន ដើម្បីត្រៀមខ្លួនសម្រាប់អាជីពការងារក្នុងវិស័យគណនេយ្យ និងសវនកម្មនាពេលអនាគត។ កម្មវិធីនេះ ក៏បានរួមចំណែកយ៉ាងសំខាន់ក្នុងការផ្សព្វផ្សាយពីសារៈសំខាន់នៃកម្មវិធីសិក្សាបច្ចេកទេសគណនេយ្យ និងបង្ហាញពីតម្លៃនៃការប្រឡងវិជ្ជាជីវៈ ក្នុងការពង្រឹងគុណភាពធនធានមនុស្សស្របតាមស្តង់ដាវិជ្ជាជីវៈ។

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ជាលទ្ធផល កម្មវិធីនេះគឺបានផ្តល់ចំណេះដឹងនិងអត្ថប្រយោជន៍ដ៏មានតម្លៃដល់និស្សិតអំពីកម្មវិធីសិក្សាបច្ចេកទេសគណនេយ្យ (ATQ) ចំណេះដឹងស្តីពីជំនាញ និងសមត្ថភាពដែលចាំបាច់សម្រាប់វិស័យគណនេយ្យ និងសវនកម្ម ដែលទទួលបានការណែនាំដោយផ្ទាល់ពីអ្នកជំនាញមានបទពិសោធ។ កម្មវិធីនេះក៏បានជួយពង្រឹងទំនាក់ទំនងរវាងនិស្សិត និងឱកាសការងារ ដែលជួយលើកទឹកចិត្តឱ្យនិស្សិតបន្តការសិក្សា និងការត្រៀមខ្លួនយ៉ាងមានប្រសិទ្ធភាពសម្រាប់ការចាប់យកឱកាសការងារក្នុងវិស័យគណនេយ្យ និងសវនកម្ម។

កម្មវិធីនេះទទួលបានការចូលរួមពីថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ សាស្ត្រាចារ្យ និងនិស្សិតប្រមាណ២៣០រូប ហើយបានបញ្ចប់ទៅដោយជោគជ័យ នៅវេលាម៉ោង ១១:៥៨ នាទីព្រឹកនាថ្ងៃខែឆ្នាំដដែល។

In collaboration with the General Department of Taxation (GDT), the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) successfully hosted a webinar on “Procedure of Income and Expense Recognition per Tax Regulation”​​​​​on Tuesday, 10 March 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The session was delivered by our distinguished speaker, Mrs. Ouk Polita, Deputy Chief of Bureau of Department of Enterprise Audit of GDT. This webinar was part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program, aiming to provide taxpayers and the public with an understanding of income and expense recognition per tax regulations and for corporate Income Tax Purposes.

As a result, the webinar was successfully conducted and a high interest of 655 participants.

In collaboration with the General Department of Taxation (GDT), the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) successfully hosted a webinar on “Tax Obligations for Education Sector”​​​​​ on Friday, 6 February 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The session was delivered by our distinguished speaker, Mr. Chhay Cheaheng, Deputy Director of the Department of Large Taxpayers of GDT. This webinar was part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program, aiming to disseminate tax laws and legal regulations relevant to businesses operating in the education sector.

 

As a result, the webinar was successfully conducted and a high interest of 668 participants.

 

From 1-3 February 2026 in Singapore, Ms. Savuth Daly, Chief Executive Officer of the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), and Ms. Koeng Keopisey, Membership & Relations Supervisor of KICPAA, participated in the 29th ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant Coordinating Committee (ACPACC) Meeting. The meeting was also attended by Mrs. Nean Bony, Deputy Director General of the Accounting and Auditing Regulator (ACAR), representing Cambodia, accompanied by technical officials of ACAR, along with representatives from other ASEAN Member States, both in person and online.

The key objectives of the 29th ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant Coordinating Committee Meeting included:

1. Reporting and updating the composition of the Monitoring Committee and the assessment statements of ASEAN Member States;

2. Reviewing, discussing, and approving the registration of ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountants (ASEAN CPA);

3. Reviewing progress on the Roadmap of the ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant Coordinating Committee 2020-2030; and

4. Receiving reports from the Sustainability Reporting Working Group and on the development of the Sustainability Knowledge Hub.

In additional, on 2 February 2026, the KICPAA delegation undertook a study visit to Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) with the objective of gaining insights into best practices, policy frameworks, and the development of the accounting profession in Singapore, as well as discussing opportunities for cooperation and the exchange of experiences among professional accounting bodies in the ASEAN region.

Furthermore, on 3 February 2026, the KICPAA delegation participated in the Business Services Sectoral Working Group (BSSWG) meeting together with other ASEAN professional committees. The meeting focused on reporting the progress and outcomes of sectoral business working groups, as well as coordinating joint activities to further develop the services and professional sectors within the ASEAN region.

The meeting concluded successfully, reinforcing collaboration and advancing the accounting profession across ASEAN.

The Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), with the support of the BDO (Cambodia) Limited, successfully hosted a webinar on “Avoiding Surprise Transfer Pricing Audits: Lessons for Cambodian Businesses” on the morning of Friday, 30 January 2026, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. The session was a part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program and was led by our expert speaker, Mr. Tan Chin Teck, Executive Director, BDO (Cambodia) Limited.

The workshop was successfully conducted, attracting significant interest and participation from 546 attendees.

In collaboration with the General Department of Taxation (GDT), the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) successfully hosted a webinar on “Tax Obligations for Agricultural Sector”​​​​​ on Friday, 23 January 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The session was delivered by our distinguished speaker, Mr. Chhay Cheaheng, Deputy Director of the Department of Large Taxpayers of GDT. This webinar was part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program, aiming to disseminate tax laws and legal regulations relevant to businesses operating in the agricultural sector.

As a result, the webinar was successfully conducted and had a high interest of 601 participants.

On Wednesday afternoon, 21 January 2026, the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) and Funan Consulting Co., Ltd. was hosted at the KICPAA meeting room at 2:00 PM. The MoU was signed for the students studying the Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) program to be interns at Funan Consulting Co., Ltd., an active member of KICPAA in providing accounting and auditing services. This MoU also means that Funan Consulting Co., Ltd. will encourage staff to study and take exams in the ATQ program.

This collaboration marks a significant step forward in equipping students with career readiness skills to become qualified accounting technicians.

On the afternoon of Monday, December 22, 2025, Mr. Khun Darith, President of the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), Mrs. Savuth Daly, CEO of KICPAA, together with colleagues, attended the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was held between the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) and Internal Audit Unit (IAU) of Non-Bank Financial Services Authority (NFSA), under the high presidency of H.E. Chhun Sambat, Director of the Internal Audit Unit, and with the participation of representatives of regulators under the supervision of NFSA, department heads, office heads, officials of the Internal Audit Unit of the NFSA, and officials of KICPAA, at the main conference hall on the second floor of the NFSA. The MoU signing ceremony was organized to establish cooperation to share knowledge, skills, work experience, and information between the IAU and KICPAA. The ceremony concluded successfully, marked by fruitful outcomes and a high level of collaboration.

On the morning of Friday, December 19, 2025, Mrs. Savuth Daly, Chief Executive Officer of the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), along with her colleagues, attended the “Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2025-2026 and the Certificate Awarding Ceremony for candidates who had successfully passed the ATQ program“. On this occasion, Ms. Savuth Daly delivered welcome remarks and brief insights on “The Development of the Accounting Profession and the Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) Program,” and presented ATQ certificates to students of the Institute of Finance and Accounting. The event was organized to welcome and encourage new students, building confidence and strengthening relationships, as well as introducing the future vision of the academic programs, the study directions currently being developed by the Institute, and, in particular, the benefits of pursuing the Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) program. The event was attended by members of management, representatives of institutions, lecturers, and approximately 200 students at CKCC Multipurpose Hall and was concluded on the same day with fruitful outcomes and great success.

 

On the morning of Thursday, 4 December 2025, Mr. Chea Thourn, Deputy Executive Director of the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA), together with KICPAA technical officers, attended the dissemination workshop on “The 2025-2030 Development Plan for the Cambodia CPA Qualification and the Decision on the Recognition Principles for Educational Institutions for the Cambodian CPA Qualification.” The workshop was held under the high presidency of H.E. Dr. Ngy Tayi, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Chairman of the Cambodia CPA Qualification Committee, H.E. Bou Tharin, Director General of the Accounting and Auditing Regulator, with the participation of members of the Cambodia CPA Qualification Committee, representatives of educational institutions, public and private sector organizations, professors, technical officers and numerous students at Phnom Penh Hotel.

The objectives of the workshop were to:

1. Disseminate understanding of the 2025-2030 development Plan for the Cambodia CPA Qualification and the Recognition Principles for Educational Institutions for this program;

2. Strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of managing and implementing the development of the education program; and ensure that the national accounting qualification advances and gains international recognition, and

3. Promoting a professional community with strong ethics and high competency.

The workshop concluded successfully and fruitfully.

On the morning of Wednesday, 03 December 2025, Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors (KICPAA) and Paragon International University successfully conducted a Student Orientation on “Understanding of Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) program and Careers in Accounting and Auditing in Cambodia” for approximately 70 students at Paragon International University, Phnom Penh. The orientation received a lot of interest from students. As a result, it provided several benefits, including:

1. Understanding of the importance of accounting and the accounting profession

2. Understanding of the Accounting Technician Qualification (ATQ) program

3. Encouraging registration for ATQ exams

4. Tips on how to study and get good results in the ATQ exam.

The event ended at 11:20 a.m. on the same day with a very fruitful and happy moment.